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I’m in good form, taking no interest in things, neglecting clothes, meals, company, and feeling calm and stable as I write.

Bertolt Brecht

Young Alexander conquered India. He alone? Caesar beat the Gauls. Was there not even a cook in his army? Philip of Spain wept as his fleet was sunk and destroyed. Were there no other tears? Frederick the Great triumphed in the Seven Years War. Who Triumphed with him?
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Army War Years
The worst illiterate is the political illiterate. He hears nothing, sees nothing, takes no part in political life. He doesn’t seem to know that the cost of living, the price of beans, of flour, of rent, of medicines all depend on political decisions.
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Children Hate Ignorance
On thinking about Hell, I gather My brother Shelley found it was a place Much like the city of London.
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Brother Cities Thinking
Each of us is the strongest one in his or her own skin. Characteristics should take off their hats to one another, instead of spitting in each other’s faces.
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Characteristics Each Face Spitting
Pleasures First look from morning’s window The rediscovered book Fascinated faces Snow, the change of the seasons
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Book Change Dog Morning
First the grub, then the morals.
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Firsts Miscellaneous Moral
The fanatics for progress often have too little appreciation of the existing.
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Appreciation Littles Progress
If you wan to steal money, don’t rob a bank – open one.
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Money One Open Stealing
Great sport begins at a point where it has ceased to be healthy.
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Great Healthy Sports
Never believe on faith, see for yourself! What you yourself don’t learn you don’t know.
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Believe Knows Learn
When the leaders speak of peace, the common folk know war is coming.
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Common Folk Leader War
Science knows only one commandment – contribute to science.
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Account Knows Science
Here today we huddle tight As the darkest heathens might The snow falls chilly on our skin The snow is forcing its way in. Hush, snow, come in with us to dwell: We were thrown out by Heaven as well.
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Fall Heaven Snow
The finest plans are always ruined by the littleness of those who ought to carry them out, for emperor himself can actually be nothing.
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Emperor Finest Ruined
Would it not be simpler If the Government dissolved the people and elected another?
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Another Government People
Alas,we who wanted kindness, could not be kind ourselves.
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Be Kind Kindness Wanted
Of all the works of man I like best Those which have been used. The copper pots with their dents and flattened edges The knives and forks whose wooden handles Have been worn away by many hands: such forms Seemed to me the noblest.
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Approaching Folk Hands Knives Men
Go make yourself a plan And be a shining light. Then make yourself a second plan, For neither will come right.
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Light Planning Shining
For time flows on, and if it did not, it would be a bad prospect for those who do not sit at golden tables.
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Order Reality Tables
I don’t like where I’m going and I don’t like where I’ve been. Why am I in a hurry?
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Going Hurry Like
Grub first, then ethics.
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Cooking First Food
Fearful is the seductive power of goodness.
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Fearful Goodness Seductive
When the wound/ No longer hurts/ The scar does.
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Doe Hurt Scar
A theater without beer is just a museum
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Beer Museums Theater
If you fight you might lose, if you don’t you have already lost.
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Fighting Lost
Oh why do we not say the important things, it would be so easy, and we are damned because we do not.
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Dammed Easy Important
Art and science coincide insofar as both aim to improve the lives of men and women.
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Art Fashion Mean

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